Post #4197617

2026-07-23 08:18 UTC

“Several speakers in the crowd urged protesters to focus their energy on the Aug. 4 meeting of the Madison city council, where amendments to the ordinance that governs the Police Civilian Oversight Board and the Office of the Independent Monitor will be discussed” “the measure would restrict the PCOB and OIM at a moment when their independence and access to police information allows them to investigate shootings” https://isthmus.com/news/news/fatal-officer-involved-shooting-on-willy-evokes-outrage-deja/ https://www.cityofmadison.com/city-hall/committees/common-council/2026-08-04 https://madison.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7988410&GUID=6D618C28-9FCF-4259-8402-00773301AA85&Options=&Search=

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@gl33p@mastodon.social 2026-07-23 08:34

“they want the symbol of independent oversight, but they don’t want the reality of it” —Independent Monitor Aeiramique Glass ☝🏻 Context for that impenetrable wad of an Aug 4 Common Council item “The Office of the Independent Monitor, the agency responsible for independent oversight of the Madison Police Department, released a 31-page public memorandum lambasting the City attorney and Common Council members for obstructing the OIM’s independence” https://badgerherald.com/news/madison/2026/05/07/madison-police-department-oversight-office-calls-out-city-of-madison-for-obstructing-its-independence-demands-rejection-of-proposed-revisions-to-its-structure/ https://www.cityofmadison.com/independent-police-monitor/documents/news/OIPM%20Memo%20April-21-2026%20%28with%20exhibits%29.pdf

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